people gotoff the B-4020 737 went straight to VIP Stands,
cameras are in position,
good vis. 5 knots wind.
Reservists/Military guards blocked off traffic on the roads next to airport.
rumor mill:
correction, 12:30 is the start of ceremony, 13:11 is the first flight wheels off time
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J20 engine powers up.
METAR ZUUU 110400Z 22002MPS 9999 FEW020 06/M05 Q1026 NOSIG=
great weather now, max visiblity
yep, my man down in Chengdu gives a green light. 😀
sun is out.
It’s on!
The plane better fly, else really, one can be forgiven to believe that HJT has a lot of free time on his hands. =)
Oh more serious than that.
This plane better fly today or there will be alot of angry chinese fanboys cursing the communists! 😀
12:30 local time is quoted from sources to the first flight time!
Second 737 lands, tail number 4020.
Biggie is in town.
This is usually the one HJT arrives in.
Not possible to carry out first flight somewhere else? Hey I am not complaining, us aviation fanboys exist too, but it just seems strange considering past and usual practice with new or sensitive equipment.
I thought you guys were complaining about those “secretive chinese up to no good”? 😎
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actually i am not entirely surprised. military projects in china are not held to that tight anyways.
think of it this way: in the west, it is loose on the outside, secrets on the inside.
in china it is secrets on the outside. loose on the inside.
Any idea why they are throwing security to the wind this time?
They gonna have to shut down all business and drive people away from the airport atleast 4 blocks to achieve what you are thinking.
12:08
四洞幺勾号拐三拐到达……
停机坪边停车带停放的车辆特别多……
737 tail number 4018 arrives. alot of cars around.
12:00
登机车准备……专机要落地了…
air stairs are ready,… must be some vip coming?
(it would be the joke of the century if SecDef Gates arrives…)
must gone to lunch again.
d***.
from fyjs.
11:35
两辆救护车到场……棍子刚完成了一个低空通场……
two ambulances came by, J-10 did another fly by.
11:39
220号棍子再次超低空通场……
J10S with tail numner 2.20 did another fly by.
11:45
棍子落地
J10S landed.
7 Coaster Vans 6 sedans, with cop cars in lead in on the field.
The J10S that just took off over did a low speed fly by of the field altitude around 400 meters.
1:27:55 一个维护人员直接从J10主翼跳下来 11:27:58 又一个考斯特 11:28:07 几个警车轿车陆续入场11:30:24 左翼下挂着吊舱 11:30:27 菊花收缩
1:30:48 200米左右飞了起来 11:30:57 大坡度爬升 大于45度 11:31:11 直冲云霄…(观察员:搞表演啊)
11:31:35 车队到了 心雨 11:31:39 7个大巴 11:32:02 后面6个小车 开着双闪
The J10S with the pod underneath left wing took off. steep climb. (Show off!)
@$%!
11:22:52 J20进气口塞上了… 地勤把两个枕形塞子塞进了进气口
J20’s intake is covered up….. ground crew put intake covers on.
😡
11:25:13 来了一辆金杯,一辆轿车,一辆考斯特 ,后面还有几个小车, 然后又一个考斯特
here comes a One Jinbei (a minivan), a sedan, a toyota costa van, couple of sedans, and another costa van.
11:16:14 歼10和20 都各有两辆保障车围上 11:16:23 消防车进场
J20 and J10 both has two service trucks around it. Fire trucks are on the field.
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